APPENDIX A PLANTS OBSERVED ON THE WHITE SITE Species Name Common Name Family Habitat Acacia farnesiana var. farnesiana* sweet Acacia Fabaceae NNG Ambrosia dumosa white bur-sage/burro-weed Asteraceae NNG, SCBS Atriplex polycarpa many-fruit saltbush Chenopodiaceae NNG Brassica sp.* mustard Brassicaceae NNG Brassica tournefortii* wild turnip Brassicaceae NNG Croton californicus California croton Euphorbiaceae NNG Cryptantha sp. cryptantha Boraginaceae NNG, SCBS Erodium sp.* filaree, storksbill Geraniaceae NNG, PAS Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens ocotillo Fouquieriaceae NNG Larrea tridentata creosote bush Zygophyllaceae NNG Lepidium sp. peppergrass Brassicaceae NNG Plantago ovata* woolly plantain Plantaginaceae NNG Poaceae (non-native) grass Poaceae NNG, PAS, SCBS Salsola tragus* Russian thistle, tumbleweed Chenopodiaceae NNG Tamarix sp.* tamarisk, salt-cedar Tamaricaceae NNG * non-native ! sensitive NNG = Non-Native Grassland PAS = Pasture SCBS = Sonoran Creosote Bush Scrub November 2007 White Project REC Consultants, Inc. APPENDIX A Biological Technical Report APPENDIX B ANIMALS OBSERVED ON THE WHITE SITE Common Name Species Name Habitat Observed No. Observed Invertebrates Chlorochroa sp. stink bug NNG many Family Agelenidae funnel web weaver spider NNG 1 Family Formicidae ant NNG many Family Muscidae domestic fly NNG several Family Myrmeleontidae antlion NNG several Order Araneae spider NNG 1 Order Coleoptera beetle NNG 2 Danaus gilippus strigosus striated queen butterfly NNG 1 Pogonomyrmex californicus California harvester ant NNG many Suborder Anisoptera dragonfly NNG several Birds Buteo lineatus red-shouldered hawk NNG 1 Carpodacus mexicanus house finch NNG 1 Corvus brachyrhynchos American crow NNG 1 Tyrannus sp. kingbird NNG several Zenaida macroura mourning dove NNG several Mammals Canis latrans coyote NNG 2 Dipodomys sp. kangaroo rat NNG tracks Lepus californicus black-tailed jackrabbit (Anza-Borrego NNG scat and tracks deserticola desert) Order Rodentia rodent NNG scat and burrows ! USFWS Endangered, Threatened, or Candidate or Proposed for listing; or CDFG Endangered, Threatened, Species of Special Concern or Fully Protected * Non-native species November2007 White Project REC Consultants, Inc. APPENDIX B Biological Technical Report APPENDIX C SENSITIVE PLANTS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO OCCUR ON THE WHITE SITE (USGS CLARK LAKE QUAD, ±183 METERS) Species Name Common Name Family CNPS CA/US MS Growth form, Habitat Potential to Occur Onsite CP bloom time Astragalus crotalariae Salton milkvetch Fabaceae 4.3 - Perennial herb, Jan- Sonoran desert scrub (sandy or gravelly); Moderate; suitable habitat may occur onsite, but Apr 60-250 m species was not observed. Astragalus insularis var. Harwood's rattleweed or Fabaceae 2.2 - Annual herb, Jan- Desert dunes (sandy or gravelly); 0-300 Low; habitat onsite unsuitable for this species. harwoodii milkvetch May m Astragalus lentiginosus var. Borrego milkvetch Fabaceae 4.3 - Annual herb, Feb- Mohavean desert scrub, Sonoran desert Moderate; suitable habitat may occur onsite, but borreganus May scrub/sandy; 30-270 m species was not observed. Astragalus magdalenae var. Peirson's milkvetch Fabaceae 1b.2 CE/FT Perennial herb, Dec Desert dunes; 55-250 m Low; habitat onsite unsuitable for this species. peirsonii Apr Ayenia compacta California Ayenia Sterculiaceae 2.3 - Perennial herb, Mohavean desert scrub, Sonoran desert Low; habitat onsite unsuitable for this species. Mar-Apr scrub/rocky; 150-1095 m Bursera microphylla small-leaf elephant tree Burseraceae 2.3 - Tree (deciduous), Sonoran desert scrub (rocky); 200-700 m Low; habitat onsite unsuitable for this species. This Jun-Jul conspicuous tree would have been observed during site surveys. Carlowrightia arizonica Arizona Carlowrightia Acanthaceae 2.2 - Shrub (deciduous), Sonoran desert scrub (sandy, granitic Low; elevation onsite unsuitable for this species. Mar-May alluvium); 285-430 m Centromadia pungens ssp. laevis smooth tarplant Asteraceae 1b.1 - Annual herb, Apr- Chenopod scrub, meadows and seeps, Low; habitat and soils unsuitable onsite Sep playas, riparian woodland, valley & foothill grassland/ alkaline; 0-480 m Chaenactis carphoclinia var. Peirson's pincushion Asteraceae 1b.3 - Annual herb, Mar- Sonoran desert scrub (sandy); 3-500 m Moderate; suitable habitat may occur onsite, but peirsonii Apr species was not observed. Chamaesyce arizonica Arizona spurge Euphorbiaceae 2.3 - Perennial herb, Sonoran desert scrub (sandy); 50-300 m Moderate; suitable habitat may occur onsite, but Mar-Apr species was not observed. Colubrina californica Las Animas Colubrina Rhamnaceae 2.3 - Shrub (deciduous), Mohavean desert scrub, Sonoran desert Moderate; suitable habitat may occur onsite, but Apr-Jun scrub; 10-1000 m species was not observed. Cryptantha costata ribbed/ashen Cryptantha Boraginaceae 4.3 - Annual herb, Feb- Desert dunes, Mohavean desert scrub, Moderate; suitable habitat may occur onsite, but May Sonoran desert scrub/sandy; 60-500 m species was not observed. Cryptantha ganderi Gander's Cryptantha Boraginaceae 1b.1 - Annual herb, Feb- Desert dunes, Sonoran desert scrub Moderate; suitable habitat may occur onsite, but May (sandy); 160-400 m species was not observed. Cryptantha holoptera winged Cryptantha Boraginaceae 4.3 - Annual herb, Mar- Mohavean desert scrub, Sonoran desert Moderate; suitable habitat may occur onsite, but Apr scrub; 100-1200 m species was not observed. Cylindropuntia wolfii Wolf's cholla Cactaceae 4.3 - Shrub (stem Sonoran desert scrub; 300-1200 m Low; elevation onsite unsuitable for this species. succulent), Apr- This conspicuous cactus would have been observed May during site surveys. February 2007 White Project REC Consultants, Inc. APPENDIX C Biological Technical Report Species Name Common Name Family CNPS CA/US MS Growth form, Habitat Potential to Occur Onsite CP bloom time Cynanchum utahense Utah Cynanchum, deboltia Asclepiadaceae 4.3 - Perennial herb, Apr- Mohavean desert scrub, Sonoran desert Moderate; suitable habitat may occur onsite, but Jun scrub/sandy or gravelly; 150-1420 m species was not observed. Delphinium parishii ssp. larkspur Ranunculaceae 4.3 - Perennial herb, Chaparral, cismontane woodland, pinyon Low; elevation onsite unsuitable for this species. subglobosum Mar-Jun & juniper woodland, Sonoran desert scrub; 600-1800 m Ditaxis serrata var. californica California Ditaxis Euphorbiaceae 3.2 - Perennial herb, Sonoran desert scrub; 30-1000 m Moderate; suitable habitat may occur onsite, but Mar-Dec species was not observed. Galium angustifolium ssp. Borrego bedstraw Rubiaceae 1b.3 CR Perennial herb, Sonoran desert scrub (rocky); 350-1250 Low; habitat and elevation onsite unsuitable for this borregoense Mar m species. Horsfordia newberryi yellow feltplant Malvaceae 4.3 - Shrub, Feb-Dec Sonoran desert scrub (rocky); 3-800 m Low; habitat onsite unsuitable for this species. Lepidium flavum var. felipense Borrego Valley Brassicaceae 1b.2 - Annual herb, Mar- Pinyon & juniper woodland, Sonoran Low; elevation onsite unsuitable for this species. peppergrass May desert scrub/ sandy; 455-840 m Leptosiphon floribundus ssp. Santa Rosa Mountains Polemoniaceae 1b.3 - Perennial herb, Sonoran desert scrub; 1000-2000 m Low; elevation onsite unsuitable for this species. hallii linanthus May-Jul Linanthus maculatus Little San Bernardino Polemoniaceae 1b.2 - Annual herb, Mar- Desert dunes, Joshua tree woodland, Moderate; suitable habitat may occur onsite, but Mountains Linanthus May Mohavean desert scrub, Sonoran desert species was not observed. scrub/sandy; 195-2075 m Lotus haydonii Haydon's Lotus Fabaceae 1b.3 - Perennial herb, Jan- Pinyon and juniper woodland, Sonoran Low; habitat and elevation onsite unsuitable for this Jun desert scrub/rocky; 520-1200 m species. Lyrocarpa coulteri var. palmeri Coulter's lyrepod Brassicaceae 4.3 - Perennial herb, Dec Sonoran desert scrub (gravelly or rocky); Low; habitat onsite unsuitable for this species. Apr 120-795 m Matelea parvifolia spearleaf, talayote Asclepiadaceae 2.3 - Perennial herb, Mohavean desert scrub, Sonoran desert Low; habitat and elevation onsite unsuitable for this Mar-May scrub/ rocky; 440-1095 m species. Mentzelia hirsutissima hairy stickleaf Loasaceae 2.3 - Annual herb, Mar- Sonoran desert scrub (rocky); 0-700 m Low; habitat onsite unsuitable for this species. May Mirabilis tenuiloba long-lobe four o'clock Nyctaginaceae 4.3 - Perennial herb, Sonoran desert scrub; 300-1095 Low; elevation onsite unsuitable for this species. Mar-May Pectocarya peninsularis Baja California comb bur Boraginaceae - - Annual herb Sonoran desert; 30-300m Moderate; suitable habitat may occur onsite, but species was not observed. Penstemon clevelandii var. San Jacinto beardtongue Scrophulariaceae 4.3 - Perennial herb, Chaparral, pinyon & juniper woodland, Low; habitat and elevation onsite unsuitable for this connatus Mar-May Sonoran desert scrub/ rocky; 400-1500 m species. Penstemon thurberi Thurber's Penstemon Scrophulariaceae 4.2 - Perennial herb, Chaparral, joshua tree woodland, pinyon Low; elevation onsite unsuitable for this species. May-Jul & juniper woodland, Sonoran desert scrub; 500-1200 m Pilostyles thurberi Thurber's Pilostyles Rafflesiaceae 4.3 - Perennial herb, Sonoran desert scrub; 0-365 m Moderate; suitable habitat may occur onsite, but parasitic, Jan species was not observed. February 2007 White Project REC Consultants, Inc. APPENDIX C Biological Technical Report Species Name Common Name Family CNPS CA/US MS Growth form, Habitat Potential to Occur Onsite CP bloom time